EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.

A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past weekConsent decree exposed

It took the strange coupling of the Police Protective League and some civil-rights lawyers to expose the LAPD consent decree for what it really is: a sham. Cowardly city leaders signed up for it without ever knowing what they were ``consenting'' to.

Coddling gangsters

Local leaders are unwilling to confront the problem of gang warfare that terrorizes L.A. neighborhoods. They seem to think that playing nice with gangsters can substitute for real law-enforcement.

Show us the money

Mayor James Hahn has long argued that a shortened workweek will turn around the LAPD. Now that he's got his way, let's see the results.

Crunch time

City Hall risks major deficits if it doesn't get serious - and soon - about cutting waste, trimming the bureaucracy and demanding more efficiency from L.A. government.